Newtown state Representative J.P. Sredzinski has proposed a bill aimed at promoting mental health/wellness training and suicide prevention for police officers.  A Dispatch Center Supervisor by trade, Sredzinski says it's important that emergency responders are well-equipped to handle situations that require immediate mental health care.

A bill has also been introduced requiring local or regional boards of education to allow private therapists, under a written doctor's order, to provide medically necessary therapy or other care to students during regular school hours. 

Sredzinski says this is the case for some children on the Autism spectrum.  He says having trained behavior therapists with students who require it, being paid for by private funds, is a win/win.